Australian workers to get two weeks of unpaid pandemic leave

Katie Burgess
Updated April 2 2020 - 9:05pm, first published 2:00pm
Attorney-general Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Attorney-general Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Australian workers will be able to access two weeks of unpaid pandemic leave and double the amount of leave they can take at half-pay, after a breakthrough between unions and the Morrison government.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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